Top movies in Japan today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,108 titles tracked.

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 leads the chart, a 1957 movie. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16. The best-reviewed entry is Forrest Gump at 8.8, against a chart average of 6.9. 3 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. The Super Mario Bros. Movie has the most staying power here, with 190 days in a top 10.

1. 351Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 161957
2. 352Host2020 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 98%
3. 353Kokoro to nikutai no tabi1958
4. 354The Boss Baby2017 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 53%
5. 355Wolf Children2012 · IMDb 8.1
6. 356Monsters University2013 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 80%
7. 357Center of My World2016 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 100%
8. 358Free and Easy 172006 · IMDb 6.7
9. 359Gladiator II2024 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 70%
10. 360Earth2007 · IMDb 7.9
11. 361Moonstruck1987 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 90%
12. 362The Garden of Words2013 · IMDb 7.4
13. 363The Art of Racing in the Rain2019 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 44%
14. 364The Philadelphia Experiment1984 · IMDb 6.1 · RT 50%
15. 365The Conjuring: Last Rites2025 · IMDb 6.2 · RT 57%
16. 366And Your Bird Can Sing2018 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 100%
17. 367Okko's Inn2018 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 100%
18. 368Equilibrium2002 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 40%
19. 369Jack Ryan: Ghost War2026 · IMDb 5.7 · RT 40%
20. 370Musume Bugyo On-na Ro Hisho1995
21. 371Cold Case Hammarskjöld2019 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 83%
22. 372Ghostland2018 · IMDb 6.4
23. 373My Week with Marilyn2011 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 82%
24. 374Last Tango in Paris1972 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 81%
25. 375I Am Sam2001 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 35%
26. 376A Bug's Life1998 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 92%
27. 377Legally Blonde2001 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 60%
28. 378Bloodshot2020 · IMDb 5.7 · RT 31%
29. 379Tower Heist2011 · IMDb 6.2 · RT 67%
30. 380Checkered Ninja2018 · IMDb 7.1
31. 381Seisaku's Wife1965 · IMDb 7.7
32. 382The Big Short2015 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 89%
33. 383Dreams1990 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 67%
34. 384The Last Mark2022 · IMDb 4.5
35. 385Now You See Me 22016 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 33%
36. 386The Seven Year Itch1955 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 84%
37. 387Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie1994 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 80%
38. 388Presence2025 · IMDb 6.1
39. 389Forrest Gump1994 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 75%
40. 390Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"2016 · IMDb 6.2
41. 391Project A1983 · IMDb 7.2
42. 392The Professor and the Madman2019 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 42%
43. 393Starship Troopers1997 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 72%
44. 394The Wandering Moon2022 · IMDb 6.9
45. 395Silent Service1995
46. 396Cruel Story of Youth1960 · IMDb 6.9
47. 397He's Just Not That Into You2009 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 42%
48. 398Wild 72011 · IMDb 5.6
49. 399The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 59%
50. 400Seto and Utsumi2016 · IMDb 6.7